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"Brokeback" and "Capote" Win WGA Awards

The Writers Guild Awards were presented last night by The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and The Writers Guild of America, west (WGAW). The guild honored Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco with the award for original screenplay, while the prize for adapted screenplay went to Larry McMurtry & Diana O...

DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM: Looking Into The Darkness at the 35th IFFR

There's something for everyone at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) although as one festival-goer put it, the fest does tend towards the "dark side." In fact, it took me until almost a week in before I found a film that had me feeling uplifted at the finish. That's not to say dark fil...

the best of sundance?

The Third And Final CA Screening

"Walking on the Wild Side," "The Dog Pound" and "Old Joy" Take Rotterdam Tigers

Awards for the 35th International Film Festival Rotterdam were announced Friday evening Dutch time. The three VPRO Tiger Awards were presented to "Walking on the Wild Side" (Lia Xiao Zi) by Han Jie (China, France), "The Dog Pound" (La Perrera) by Manuel Nieto Zas (Uruguay, Argentina, Canada, Spain), and "Old Joy" by Kelly Reichardt (United States). Each VPRO Tiger Award comes with a prize of 10,000 euros and guaranteed broadcast by Dutch public television network VPRO. The jury of the international association of film critics FIPRESCI awarded its prize to "Madeinusa" by Claudia Llosa (Peru, Spain). Fourteen films by first or second filmmakers...

Rotterdam Winners Recall Sundance Standouts

Your Guess Is As Good As Mine: The BRM Oscar Preview

"Saint Ralph," "Crash" Win Kudos at Cinematheque Ontario

At an award ceremony held Thursday night at Cinematheque Ontario organized by Film Circuit, the 2005 Mackenzie Investments Film Circuit People's Choice Awards were presented to writer/director Michael McGowan's "Saint Ralph" for best Canadian film and director Paul Haggis' "Crash" for best international film. Mackenzie Investments has been a sponsor of Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group since September, 2005. Founded in 1992, Film Circuit has been bringing Canadian and international films to smaller communities across Canada reaching over 350,000 film fans annually at nearly 3,000 screenings in 176 circ...

American Cinematheque to Present Best of Slamdance '06

The American Cinematheque's "The Alternative Screen: Independent Film Showcase" presents two evenings of award winners from the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival on Thursday, February 9th and 16th. Each program will begin at 7:30pm and will feature different films (shorts and features, narratives and documentaries). The Thursday, February 9th program is a 7:30pm screening of the grand jury award for best documentary,"Empire in Africa," which made its world premiere at Slamdance. Directed by Philippe Diaz, the film is the story of the unjust war the international community waged against civil war stricken Sierra Leone. The Thursday, February 16th p...